positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
in the same way as; just like
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
triple; three-way; threefold
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
gem; jewel; precious stone
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
nature; property; disposition
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany